Gaijin American Prisoner Of War

Author : Matt Faulkner
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781484712139

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Gaijin: American Prisoner of War by Matt Faulkner Pdf

With a white mother and a Japanese father, Koji Miyamoto quickly realizes that his home in San Francisco is no longer a welcoming one after Pearl Harbor is attacked. And once he's sent to an internment camp, he learns that being half white at the camp is just as difficult as being half Japanese on the streets of an American city during WWII. Koji's story, based on true events, is brought to life by Matt Faulkner's cinematic illustrations that reveal Koji struggling to find his place in a tumultuous world-one where he is a prisoner of war in his own country.

Author : Matt Faulkner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781416916291

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A Taste of Colored Water by Matt Faulkner Pdf

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Author : Matt Faulkner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781534477643

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My Nest of Silence by Matt Faulkner Pdf

“Evocative prose and illustrations bring to life…[the] heart-wrenching decisions and considerations that Japanese Americans had to face…[and] their endurance, sacrifices, and resilience, even as their loyalty was questioned without cause.” —Susan H. Kamei, author of When Can We Go Back to America? Told in a brilliant blend of prose and graphic novel, this unforgettable middle grade story about a Japanese American family during World War II is written and illustrated by Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature winner Matt Faulkner. Manzanar is nothing like home. Yet the relocation center is where Mari and her family have to live, now that the government has decided that Japanese Americans aren’t American enough. Determined to prove them wrong, Mari’s brother Mak has joined the army and is heading off to war. In protest, Mari has stopped talking for the duration of the war. Or at least until Mak comes home safe. Still, Mari has no trouble expressing herself through her drawings. Mak, too, expresses himself in his letters home, first from training camp and later from the front lines of World War II, where he is fighting with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. But while his letters are reassuring, reality is not: Mak is facing danger at every turn, from racism within the army to violence on the battlefield. In turns humorous and heartbreaking, Mari and Mak’s story will stick with readers long after the last page.

Author : Kevin C. Pyle
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780805082869

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Take What You Can Carry by Kevin C. Pyle Pdf

Although two boys grow up in vastly different times and locations, their lives intersect in more ways than one as they discover compassion, develop loyalty, and find renewal in the most surprising of places.

Author : Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442445062

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Thank You, Sarah by Laurie Halse Anderson Pdf

From the author of Speak and Fever, 1793, comes the never-before-told tale of Sarah Josepha Hale, the extraordinary "lady editor" who made Thanksgiving a national holiday! Thanksgiving might have started with a jubilant feast on Plymouth's shore. But by the 1800s America's observance was waning. None of the presidents nor Congress sought to revive the holiday. And so one invincible "lady editor" name Sarah Hale took it upon herself to rewrite the recipe for Thanksgiving as we know it today. This is an inspirational, historical, all-out boisterous tale about perseverance and belief: In 1863 Hale's thirty-five years of petitioning and orations got Abraham Lincoln thinking. He signed the Thanksgiving Proclamation that very year, declaring it a national holiday. This story is a tribute to Hale, her fellow campaigners, and to the amendable government that affords citizens the power to make the world a better place! Included in this e-book edition is a read-along option.

Author : Matt Faulkner
Publisher : Scholastic
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1991-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0590448609

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The Amazing Voyage of Jackie Grace by Matt Faulkner Pdf

Author : Ruby Shamir
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781524738082

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What's the Big Deal About Elections by Ruby Shamir Pdf

From ballots to bonfires, from suffrage to stumping, this kid-friendly picture book filled with fun facts and historical trivia shows why voting is so important and why America gets to call its government a body of, by, and for the people. Did you know that Election Day is on Tuesday because that was the best day for farmers to vote? Or that George Washington was our only elected president who ran unopposed? Or that Native Americans were only given the right to vote in 1924? It's all true! We hear a lot about political campaigns on the news, but there's tons to know about elections beyond the politics of each race. Who gets to vote? Who gets to run? What do elected officials do once they're in office--and what do candidates do if they lose? Why do people fight so hard for the right to vote? In this kid-friendly, fact-filled book, young readers will find out how Americans choose their leaders, local and federal, and why elections should matter to them, even if they can't vote (yet)! Praise for What's the Big Deal About Elections: "An informative introduction to the importance of voting, and a great choice for group reading choice before election season." --School Library Journal "An empowering choice." --Kirkus Reviews "This latest entry into the What's the Big Deal about . . . series is an upbeat discussion starter." --Booklist

Author : Matt Faulkner
Publisher : Philomel
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : PSU:000056916676

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The Pirate Meets the Queen by Matt Faulkner Pdf

When the son of notorious Irish pirate queen Granny O'Malley is captured by the English, Granny tries to meet with Queen Elizabeth I to negotiate for his freedom.

Author : Zeina Abirached
Publisher : Graphic Universe ™
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467700474

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A Game for Swallows by Zeina Abirached Pdf

When Zeina was born, the civil war in Lebanon had been going on for six years, so it's just a normal part of life for her and her parents and her little brother. The city of Beirut is cut in two, separated by bricks and sandbags and threatened by snipers and shelling. East Beirut is for Christians, and West Beirut is for Muslims. When Zeina's parents don't return one afternoon from a visit to the other half of the city, and the bombing grows ever closer, the neighbors in her apartment house create a world indoors for Zeina and her brother where it's comfy and safe, where they can share cooking lessons and games and gossip. Together they try to make it through a dramatic day in the one place they hoped they would always be safehome. Zeina Abirached, born into a Lebanese Christian family in 1981, has collected her childhood recollections of Beirut in a warm story about the strength of family and community.

Author : Lindsey McDivitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1534110623

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Truth and Honor by Lindsey McDivitt Pdf

"When Gerald Ford became president, Americans were ready for an honest, hardworking politician. He was trustworthy, cooperative, and cared deeply about all Americans. His life, tougher than some and filled with character-building lessons, had prepared him for the job. Backmatter includes a letter from the Ford family and a timeline"--

Author : Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101560211

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A Diamond in the Desert by Kathryn Fitzmaurice Pdf

Twelve-year-old Tetsu eats, sleeps and breathes baseball. It’s all he ever thinks about. But after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tetsu and his family are forced from their home into an internment camp in the Arizona desert with other Japanese Americans, and baseball becomes the last thing on his mind. The camp isn’t technically a prison, but it sure feels like one when there’s nothing to do and no place to go. So when a man starts up a boys’ baseball team, Tetsu is only too eager to play again. But with his sister suddenly falling ill, and his father taken away for questioning, Tetsu is forced to choose between his family and his love of the game.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : New York : Scholastic
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : PSU:000021672606

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The Moon Clock by Anonim Pdf

A dramatic adventure with toy soldiers come to life helps Robin discover that she has the courage to stand up to a bully.

Author : Elizabeth O. Dulemba
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781492698296

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A Bird on Water Street by Elizabeth O. Dulemba Pdf

"Elizabeth Dulemba seamlessly melds a coming-of-age story to the reality of life in a single-industry town. This is a book that sings." — Betsy Bird, School Library Journal blog A Fuse #8 Production Living in Coppertown is like living on the moon. Everything is bare—there are no trees, no birds, no signs of nature at all. And while Jack loves his town, he hates the dangerous mines that have ruined the land with years of pollution. When the miners go on strike and the mines are forced to close, Jack's life-long wish comes true: the land has the chance to heal. But not everyone in town is happy about the change. Without the mines, Jack's dad is out of work and the family might have to leave Coppertown. Just when new life begins to creep back into town, Jack might lose his friends, his home, and everything he's ever known. Dulemba paints a vivid picture of life in the Appalachia in this beautiful story about a boy looking for new beginnings while struggling to hold on to the things he loves most.

Author : Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781442445079

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Independent Dames by Laurie Halse Anderson Pdf

Read about the forgotten half of the American Revolution and those tough, independent dames who helped make it happen. Listen up! You've all heard about the great men who led and fought during the American Revolution; but did you know that the guys only make up part of the story? What about the women? The girls? The dames? Didn't they play a part? Of course they did, and with page after page of superbly researched information and thoughtfully detailed illustrations, acclaimed novelist and picture-book author Laurie Halse Anderson and charismatic illustrator Matt Faulkner prove the case in this entertaining, informative, and long overdue homage to those independent dames!

Author : Sonia Ryang,John Lie
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520916197

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Diaspora without Homeland by Sonia Ryang,John Lie Pdf

More than one-half million people of Korean descent reside in Japan today—the largest ethnic minority in a country often assumed to be homogeneous. This timely, interdisciplinary volume blends original empirical research with the vibrant field of diaspora studies to understand the complicated history, identity, and status of the Korean minority in Japan. An international group of scholars explores commonalities and contradictions in the Korean diasporic experience, touching on such issues as citizenship and belonging, the personal and the political, and homeland and hostland.